Mom, is that Jesus?

The other day we were at an anniversary of a church here in Montgomery that had been there for 50 years serving their community. The choir was doing this magnificent special and one of the choir men had a lapel microphone and his booming voice read off some scripture. You couldn't really tell who was talking and our son, Jason, who is 12 but still very innocent and young looked around to see who was talking and wide eyed finally turned to Lisa and asked very seriously, "Mom, is that Jesus?" A few people around us chuckled at his very sincere question...I smiled at his innocence and expectation of seeing Jesus. I asked him later why he asked if that was Jesus and he told me that he thought Jesus had come to visit that day.

I wish, as adults, that our expectation was so exciting and innocent as we attend worship each Sunday. In this Advent season, we are waiting in anticipation of the birth of the Christ, son of the Living God. I wish that as adults come to a worship service, we would be listening so intently for "Jesus" to speak to us. Jason expected Jesus to be there. I wonder how many adults anticipate this season with the same excitement and awe....receiving into their hearts the birth of the Christ child.

In the Message, Mary, the mother of Jesus, anticipates the birth of the Christ Child.....she says,

" I am bursting with God-news"

Im dancing the song of the my Savior God....

What God has done for me will never be forgotten! "Luke 1: 47-49

Christmas at Rockefeller Center(www.webshots.com)

Our continued prayer for you as you read this, that you will experience the joy of Christ, who loves you deeply....that you can rejoice like the angels as they announced the birth of the Christ."




Russ, Lisa and Jason